We empower through technology to participate in the digital economy on a global scale

DoDigi is a solution to support women-led SMMEs in low-income communities to provide access to technological innovation and achieve digital inclusion for sustainable businesses and thriving communities. The DoDigi program offers a learning methodology that is centred on the real-time practical application of theoretical business knowledge. Through the program, we improve access to fundamental business services in the current digitized world by engaging business owners in innovative, accessible and hands-on-technology skills development for business sustainability and growth.

Project Purpose

In Sub-Saharan Africa, over 70% of women are in informal employment, resulting in women being more women vulnerable to poverty and sexual violence, poor working conditions and limited opportunities for socio-economic upward mobility. The exclusion of women in the formal sector inhibits the sustainable development of Africa. New and sustainable business is key for the economic growth of Africa. Entrepreneurship provides women the opportunity to be direct, active actors in the economy and achieves inclusive economic growth. Africa has a growing digital economy through which technology provides entrepreneurs the opportunity to create and scale entities, create value and monetize innovations in technology (tech). However the exclusion of women in the tech sector is much more severe as seen in the gender gap where women hold less than 30% of tech-based jobs.

How You Benefit

Sell your products online

Access to mentors and industry experts

Learn Digital Technologies to navigate around Covid-19

Access to resources, networks and funding opportunities

Practical Knowledge & Business Training

Project Objectives

Align with SDGs 1,5 and 8: no poverty in all its forms; gender equality and empowerment of women; and promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all; by facilitating trading for all our beneficiaries on Meeticks to enable them to continue and sustain their businesses.

Address the lack of skills, knowledge and lack of access to economic opportunities which affects SMME’s ability to sustain their business especially in times of crisis by connecting entrepreneurs with mentors and training them in digital technologies, financial management and resilience-building skills and techniques; through Dream Factory Foundation’s Emergent Business Academy.

Promote and facilitate local and cross border trade and knowledge exchange initiatives/transactions in Southern Africa through our beneficiaries interacting and marketing their products on the Meeticks platform.

Our Team

Lusanda Magwape

Lusanda Magwape

Project Team Lead

Zipho Chihota

Zipho Chihota

Project Operations Director

Nomfundo Kafesu

Nomfundo Kafesu

Fundraising, Resource Partner, Finance Reporting

Prince Mawonde

Prince Mawonde

Project Lead

Linda Ndlovu

Linda Ndlovu

Project Lead

Basha Magwape

Basha Magwape

Business Development, Operations

Ismael Camara

Ismael Camara

Technical Development

Aviwe Gwayi

Aviwe Gwayi

Media and communications officer

Partners